Easkey Left Surf Report
Easkey Left — surf & tide guide
Easkey Left is a reef in Sligo, Ireland. It works best on a WNW–N swell with E–SSE winds blowing offshore. The beach faces W. Ideal size is 1.2–4.5 m at 12–18 s.
- Break type
- Sandstone reef
- Best swell
- WNW–N · 1.2–4.5m
- Best wind
- E–SSE offshore
- Best tide
- Mid–low
- Best period
- 12–18s
- Skill level
- Intermediate+
- Best season
- Oct–Mar
dangerous at very low · winter Atlantic depressions · park near the harbour, short walk to the reef.
Easkey Left has semidiurnal (two highs a day) tides with an approximate moderate range of 3.9 m. Mid–low best. Avoid very low. More Sligo spots →
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About Easkey Left
Easkey Left is one of Ireland's most respected reef breaks - a long, walling left-hander that runs down a flat sandstone shelf at the mouth of the Easkey River, on the north Sligo coast. When a clean NW groundswell of 1.5m+ lines up with a SE offshore wind, it delivers some of the cleanest, longest left-hand rides in the country.
The wave likes a long period - 12 seconds and up - to wrap properly around the reef. It works best on a dropping mid-to-low tide; very low exposes the inside section and gets dangerous, and a pushing high softens the wall. Easkey village itself is small, and parking is informal along the river / harbour - keep clear of locals' driveways.
The right-hand reef on the other side of the river mouth - Easkey Right - is a separate setup that breaks on similar swells.
Hazards & Notes
- Sharp sandstone reef - urchins, cuts and the occasional dunking
- Strong current sweeping toward the river mouth on a dropping tide
- Very low tide exposes shallow inside section - dangerous
- Cold water year-round, even in summer - wear a proper wetsuit
- Locally respected lineup - sit, watch and earn your turn
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